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The double

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Watching a rented video, Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is shocked to notice that one of the actors is identical to him in every physical detail.

He embarks on a secret quest to find his double and sets in motion a train of events that he cannot control.

Saramago's novel explores the nature of individuality and examines the fear and insecurity that arise when our singularity comes under threat, when even a wife cannot tell the original from the imposter...

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Product Details
Vintage Digital
1448114934 / 9781448114931
eBook (EPUB)
869.342
20/09/2013
England
English
General
176 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%
Reprint. This translation originally published: London: Harvill, 2004 Description based on print version record.